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Least recently used arbiter with programmable high priority mode and performance monitor

US4953081A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1988
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/364
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a data bus system which links a plurality of users, user access to the bus is provided by an arbiter which responds to a plurality of user requests for bus access by employing an adjustable priority scheme for granting access. When a user has access to the bus, the arbiter updates user priority by assigning the lowest priority to the current user and upwardly adjusting the priorities of all currently-requesting users.

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